The Gustavus women’s tennis team fell 7-2 to Carnegie Mellon University in the first round of the 2011 ITA Indoor Championship being held March 4-6 in the Swanson Tennis Center. Marianne Barau and Mary Roop recorded Gustavus’ two wins in the match. Following a sweep of the doubles competition, Carnegie Mellon got wins from Laura Chen and Courtney Chin to give the Tartans the decision and first round victory.

The Gusties fall to 3-3 overall on the season. They will face DePauw University in the consolation semifinals at 8:30 a.m. tomorrow morning. Carnegie Mellon moves on to play Emory University in the semifinals at 2:00 p.m. tomorrow afternoon.